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Convergys Research Repository

Convergys research is dedicated to improving our clients' knowledge of and ability to deliver superior customer experiences. By uncovering the factors that positively and negatively influence the customer experience, our research drives greater insights into how to efficiently and effectively improve customer service and deliver a customer experience that is truly important to and desired by customers.


Industries


  • Communication

    • Serving Enterprise Customers

      This white paper draws from Convergys' Corporate Telecommunications Survey (May 2010), which reveals where service providers must work to win and retain market share.

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    • Mobile Providers (UK)

      This fact sheet explores key findings from a 2010 Convergys U.K. Mobile consumer survey about preferences for bundled services.

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    • Prepaid Wireless: New Customers, New Approaches

      "Prepaid companies have gained more customers, but to keep them they will need to develop a deeper understanding of the customer experience."

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    • Cable's Urgent Need to Win Business Customers

      "While cable companies continue to battle aggressively in the residential arena, industry leaders recognize the need to diversify aggressively into new markets. One opportunity frequently cited: the business class and commercial sectors."

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    • The Forgotten "E": Focusing on the Customer Experience at Every Touch Point

      The most powerful competitive differentiator is not efficiency or effectiveness of your contact center. It is the forgotten promise -- and the forgotten "e": experience.

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    • Customer Loyalty Rises or Falls at the Point of Every Purchase

      "Convergys research on the customer experience in the cable, broadband, and satellite markets reveals that as many as 12 to 13 percent of customers complain about a negative experience when trying to place an order or make a purchase."

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    • Previous Research

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      Telephone | Mobile Phone Service Providers | Internet Service Providers | Satellite/Cable TV Providers
  • Financial Services

    • Executive Perceptions of Customer Experience

      The view from inside and outside of large banks can be very different. Research reveals a number of executive/customer disconnects and points to ways to overcome them.

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    • Customer Experience Excellence for the Financial Sector

      Uncover the state of customer experience today, the very real cost of bad experiences, what customers actually want, and what banks and credit card providers can do now to drive superior customer experience.

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    • How Can Chat Drive Profitability

      Growing evidence that Web chat can improve the quality of multichannel service - and increase sales. Convergys and American Banker explore what companies are doing to drive savings and sales.

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    • Previous Research

      See other research from the Convergys 2010 Scorecard Series:

      Banking | Credit
  • Technology

    • Renewed Optimism Drives Commitment to Customer Experience

      New primary research reveals that technology executives have a renewed optimism about their opportunities for revenue growth—and a new commitment to providing a superior customer experience.

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    • CSAT 2.0: Harnessing the Voice of the Customer

      Previously unpublished benchmark data for customer satisfaction programs and describes a proven process to improve satisfaction scores. Co-produced by Convergys and the Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA).

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    • Preference of Today's Technology Consumers

      Research reveals that today's consumers feel more entitled to getting good customer experiences, and they are very likely to tell company's about mistakes and make future purchasing decisions based on their response, or lack thereof.

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    • Previous Research

      See other research from the Convergys 2010 Scorecard Series:

      Technology
  • Healthcare

    • Improve Patient Communication and Satisfaction

      Thanks to speech technologies, there are new ways to understand and communicate with patients and improve their experiences and satisfaction. Sponsored by Convergys and Speech Technology Roundtable.

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    • Previous Research

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      Healthcare
  • Retail

    • A Look Inside Consumer Holiday Spending

      Findings from Convergys research into the 2010 holiday shopping season. Consumers say their holiday spirit is influenced for better or worse depending on how they are treated at the register.

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    • Previous Research

      See other research from the Convergys 2010 Scorecard Series:

      Retail
  • Utilities

    • Utilities - Smart Grid

      This white paper draws from Convergys' June 2010 utility sector primary research, which highlights a number of barriers to more rapid adoption of smart-grid technologies.

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Miscellaneous Downloads


  • Featured Articles

    • NYSE Magazine: What Millennials Want

      The customer experience is undergoing its greatest transformation yet with the rise of the most demanding, most diverse, most empowered and most connected generation ever.

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  • 2010 Co-Authored Papers

    • You Don't Know Jack

      Super Loyalists represent 15% of the total US population, and these very special and valuable consumers demonstrate loyalty in three meaningful ways. In this paper, Chip Bell explores his 'five key factors' for connecting with loyal customers and outlines the best practices of Jack Daniel's Distillery.

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    • The New Loyalty Game: Two Strikes and You're Out

      The measure of success is whether a customer, having taken you for a test drive, comes back for more - and then convinces friends, family and associated to do the same. In this paper, Chip Bell discusses building the kind of 'entranced and entrenched' loyalty that creates a true marketplace advantage.

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  • 2010 Executive Briefings

    • Cultivating Super Loyalty

      The rules of loyalty have changed, but by identifying and understanding their best customers, companies can take action to drive greater loyalty across their customer base. In this paper, we provide an actionable framework for designing differentiated experiences to strengthen relationships, advocacy, and the bottom line.

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    • Understanding - and Nurturing - the New Loyalty

      Loyalty is changing - but it's still critical. To stay close to customers, companies need to build day-to-day interactions into long-term relationships - and leverage pockets of intense customer loyalty. Companies can profit by tapping into changing customer perspectives.

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    • Growth and the New Consumer

      The recession has altered customer attitudes, and demographic shifts are changing them further. To move forward with the recovering economy, companies need to tailor their care strategies to fit these new realities. Superior customer experience is the key to growth in the economic recovery.

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    • Bridging the Demographic Divide

      A new generation of consumers is bringing different expectations to the market and making customer experience more important than ever. In this paper, we explore how companies can meet the diverging needs of today's demanding demographic groups.

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    • Executive Perspective on Customer Experience

      The view from inside and outside of large companies can be very different. Convergys' primary research reveals a number of executive and customer disconnects and points to way to overcome them.

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    • Employee Perspectives on Customer Experience

      While employees are very good at identifying the service attributes and channel preferences that are most important to customers, they don't always understand the full impact of not living up to their customers' expectations.

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    • Customer Experience in China

      Chinese consumers are experiencing an expanding world of product choices, but not always getting the customer service they prefer. New research reveals the cost of bad experiences, and what companies can do to both differentiate their brand and mitigate attrition.

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  • 2009 Executive Briefings

    • The Relationship Revolution

      Companies are finding that the traditional approaches to serving and satisfying customers are no longer enough - they need to consistently deliver the right customer experience. Convergys' research shows that thinking strategically has become key to building loyalty and profits.

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    • Back to Basics

      Customers report that companies often find it difficult to provide the right experience - and when a company comes up short, customers will quickly spread the word and even defect. The right customer experience is critical - and that starts with a focus on the fundamentals.

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    • The View from the Inside

      Employee satisfaction and customer satisfaction are closely linked, and companies can have a positive impact by engaging the diverse workforce and shaping the employee experience.

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    • Not Understanding, Not Listening

      There are a number of significant internal 'disconnects' that often impair excellence in service and customer experience, and executives hold the key to a better understanding of customers.

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    • Managing Costs Without Impairing the Customer Experience

      Customers demand a superior experience, and competition demands lower costs. Using the right tools and technologies, companies can deliver both. This paper explores a number of targeted efforts to rein in costs without losing sight of delivering the right customer experience.

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    • Retaining Customers with Relationship Management

      Customer attrition is a growing challenge. To keep customers, companies can take advantage of more sophisticated and effective retention methodologies. With an understanding of the factors that drive defection, companies can explore operational data to discover links between defecting customers and problem-causing activities.

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